Halliday, Resnick & Walker — The Kinetic Theory of Gases: Problem 4

The dot in Fig. 19.2a represents the initial state of a gas, and the vertical line through the dot divides the \(p\)-\(V\) diagram into regions 1 and 2. For the following processes, determine whether the work \(W\) done by the gas is positive, negative, or zero: (a) the gas moves up along the vertical line, (b) it moves down along the vertical line, (c) it moves to anywhere in region 1, and (d) it moves to anywhere in region 2.